Houthis deliver 'significant blow' to the Yemeni government, expand control over Bab al-Mandeb, analysts say.
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Pakistan blinks on Houthis, walks back Saudi defence warning within 24 hours
Iranian-backed Houthis fight to block Red Sea passage for Saudi oil
Houthis seize key Yemeni Red Sea port, sources say, threatening global energy flows
Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Red Sea city of Mocha
Iran-backed Houthi rebels take over a strategic port city in Yemen, posing a new threat to shipping
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Read the full report at Al JazeeraThe Houthi seizure of Mocha threatens global trade routes, severs vital supply lines, and displaces thousands in Yemen.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingIran-aligned Houthi militants seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingMokha, is about 80 kilometres from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic waterway between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden through which about 12% of the world's oil and other goods are shipped…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are advancing along the Red Sea coast, to gain more leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait would be a setback for the Trump administration in its war with Iran, which has already blocked the Strait of Hormuz.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
WorldPingPakistan has clarified that there are no current discussions about military responses related to the Mecca defense pact, following recent warnings from its defense minister.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
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